PRINCETON — There’s never been a Falcons-Raiders Super Bowl, but for the second straight year the Peddie Falcons and Hun Raiders put together something similar.

And for the second straight year, Hun was left with a heartbreaking loss in the final moments of the game.

Peddie’s Jesse Flaherty and Joey DiCristofaro stopped a 2-point conversion attempt by the Raiders, then smothered Hun’s onsides kick to hold on for a 21-20 victory Saturday at the Hun School, capping a wild final two minutes of play.

Peddie (5-2) had taken a 21-14 lead with about 1:25 left in the game on a 26-yard touchdown by Flaherty. But Hun stormed back, scoring 46 seconds later when quarterback Donavon Harris hit wide receiver Cameron Dudeck with an 18-yard pass that drew the Raiders to within a point.

Hun called a timeout to talk things over. Officials and chain gang members talked on the sidelines about the prospects of going for two, with the concensus being Hun should “play to tie.”

De ja vu danced around the minds of both schools. Last year, Hun allowed a Peddie touchdown with 48 seconds to play, and the Falcons went for two and succeeded, winning 22-21.

The Raiders broke from their huddle and set up for a 2-point conversion. Hun’s Christopher Sharp had gotten the job done all day, carrying the ball 23 times for 202 yards, including a dazzling 99-yard touchdown run.

But Flaherty and DiCristofaro combined for a mammoth stop just a couple feet from the end zone.

Peddie’s sideline erupted into jubilee as players pumped their fists and hustled off the field.

“It was amazing,” Flaherty, a safety-running back, said. “I gave up the touchdown play before that so I had to make up for it.”

Flaherty more than made up for it on the other side of the ball, rushing for 125 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns. On the winning touchdown he muscled his way out of two tackles and headed into the end zone.

“My blockers are the ones who helped me on the ground,” Flaherty said. “The last run, that was big for me. It was a solid day by us all.”

It was a day that started for the Falcons with points off a turnover. A Raider fumble deep in their own territory helped set up Flaherty’s first score, an 11-yard TD run.

Early in the second quarter, a safety put the Falcons up 8-0, and a Dominic Borelli 14-yard TD run made the lead 14.

The Raiders were able to get on the board before halftime, when Harris connected with Sharp on a 27-yard touchdown reception that made it 14-6 after the point-after try failed.

In the third quarter, the Falcons pinned the Raiders inside their own 1-yard line on a punt. But Sharp broke through, electrifying the crowd with his aforementioned 99-yard dash.

The final minute and a half made up for the more than 19-minute scoring drought by both teams.